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WorksheetsSympathy and Empathy
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Worksheet time: 36mins
Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Brendan is nervous about his first day of middle school. His older brother is in 8th grade, and he assured Brendan that everything will be okay. "I understand how nervous you're feeling. After a few days, you will feel confident and excited about middle school. Trust me!"
Empathy
Sympathy
Learning about other cultures is a great way to show empathy. How?
Learning about other cultures helps you decide if you want to be a part of their lifestyle.
Learning about other cultures helps you appreciate what you have.
Learning about other cultures helps you understand others' perspectives and opinions as well as respect their differences.
None of the Above
Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Now that I have a daughter, I now understand how hard it is to be a parent. I respect my parents more than ever, and I understand some of the hardships they went through with parenthood.
Empathy
Sympathy
When showing empathy to someone else, which of the following is something you should do?
Judge the person
Listen carefully to what the person has to say
Interrupt the person when he/she is talking
Start talking about yourself when the person is expressing his/her feelings
Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Catherine comes into class, and she looks sad. Laura approaches Catherine and asks, "Is something wrong?" Catherine says, "I studied last night for today's math test, but I just don't think I'll do well. The test is going to be hard." Laura responds, "I studied for hours last night, and I know how you're feeling! I don't feel prepared either. We can study together for a few minutes if you'd like."
Empathy
Sympathy
Does this picture show empathy or sympathy?
Empathy
Sympathy
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about empathy?
Empathy allows you to put yourself in someone else's shoes.
Empathy helps you feel someone else's pain.
Empathy allows you to only recognize someone else's feelings, not feel what they're going through.
All of the Above are True Statements About Empathy
What is sympathy?
Sympathy is when you recognize and acknowledge someone's feelings, but you're not able to feel what they're going through.
Sympathy is when you're able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.
Sympathy is when you're able to feel what someone else is feeling.
Sympathy is when you try your best to make someone else feel better, whether you understand what they're feeling or not.
Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? A new student sits down next to you in class. She looks sad. You ask her, "Are you okay?" She responds, "No, not really. I had to move away from all my friends, and I don't know anyone at this school." I frown and put my arm around her. "I'm sorry. I've never moved away from my friends before, so I can only imagine what you must be feeling. I know you'll find lots of friends here!"
Empathy
Sympathy
Which side shows sympathy?
Left Side (Blue)
Right Side (Purple)
This pictures shows an example of ___________.
Empathy
Sympathy
This pictures shows an example of ___________.
Empathy
Sympathy
Which picture shows sympathy?
Left Side (Green)
Right Side (Blue)
The emoji in this picture is expressing ___________.
Empathy
Sympathy
Melinda is upset about failing the science test. Shawna is sitting right next to her when Melinda finds out that she hadn't done well. Which of the following is NOT a way for Shawna to show empathy in this situation?
Shawna could ignore Melinda. After all, Shawna isn't really friends with Melinda.
Shawna could listen and make eye contact as Melinda expresses how upset she is.
Shawna could tell Melinda that she knows everything will be okay since she got a bad grade on the last test but still has a B in the class.
Shawna could say, "I understand what you're going through. I know how upset I would be if I had received a bad grade on the test."
She felt ________ for the grieving widow because she had lost her own husband the year before.
Empathy
Sympathy
Having just lost her mother to cancer, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.
Sympathy
Empathy
Tyra felt _______ for the low wages, Tiffany, her secretary, was making for all her hard work. Tyra had Tiffany’s position before becoming a supervisor.
Sympathy
Empathy
I don't have much ________ for people who lose money speculating on the real estate market.
Sympathy
Empathy
I would like to extend my sincere ________ to you and your family. I know that you will miss your grandmother a lot, but I know that her memory will live with you for many years to come.
Sympathy
Empathy
Because her parents immigrated to the United States to give her a better life, Maria has _______ for illegal aliens.
Sympathy
Empathy
No one had much ________ for Kristen when she got fired because she was such a difficult person to work with.
Sympathy
Empathy
I have _______ for your problem. I've been there.
Sympathy
Empathy
During the trial, the mother of the victim astonished everyone by expressing ________ for the family of her son's attacker.
Sympathy
Empathy
Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had __________ for Donny over his money woes.
Sympathy
Empathy
Describe in your own words the difference between Empathy and Sympathy
If you can understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:
Empathy
Sympathy
If you cannot understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:
Empathy
Sympathy
There was a boy who limps from one end of the street to another street. A man on seeing him realised his difficulty of walking and clears the way for him by removing any sort of obstacles.
On the other hand, a woman on seeing the boy limping chose to accompany him and let him apply some of his weight on her.
Who is sensitive and who is empathetic?
Sensitive - Man and Empathetic - Woman
Sensitive - Woman and Empathetic - Man
Both are sensitive
Both are empathetic
Consider the following: I have been cut from my local regional team and the coach told me that I was too short and not strong enough.
Would you show empathy or sympathy in this situation
Empathy
Sympathy
Bill is at a birthday party and you notice that he is sitting on his own and no one is talking to him. Imagine how Bill is feeling
What type of expression is being shown
Annoyed
Happy
Nuetral
Excited
What are the factors that show Empathy? (There is more than one answer)
You have no idea how they feel
Sharing similar experiences
Can offer advice to others based on what you have gone through
Only being able to say "its okay"
You need to connect to something within yourself in order to connect with their emotion
sympathy
empathy
both
fuels connection
empathy
sympathy
both
She felt ________ for the grieving widow because she had lost her own husband the year before.
Empathy
Sympathy
Having just lost her mother to cancer, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.
Sympathy
Empathy
Tyra felt _______ for the low wages, Tiffany, her secretary, was making for all her hard work. Tyra had Tiffany’s position before becoming a supervisor.
Sympathy
Empathy
Because her parents immigrated to the United States to give her a better life, Maria has _______ for illegal aliens.
Sympathy
Empathy
Sympathy is best described as
Being a pillar of support
Stepping into another persons shoes
Pretending to make someonone feel better
Feeling sorry for someone
Which of the following is NOT an example of sympathy?
Josh lost his Grandma and Daniel relates because he lost his sister
Christin'as aunt passed away and Henry's relates because his dog, who he loved more than life, died as well
Jeniffer just got married, and Jason relates because he won the lottery.
All of the above
A and B only
How do you express empathy?
“Communicate that you understand someone else's situation.”
“Show that you are angry with the company.”
“Ignore a customer's feelings.”
“Cry with the customer.”
If you can understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:
Empathy
Sympathy
There was a boy who limps from one end of the street to another street. A man on seeing him realised his difficulty of walking and clears the way for him by removing any sort of obstacles.
On the other hand, a woman on seeing the boy limping chose to accompany him and let him apply some of his weight on her.
Who is sensitive and who is empathetic?
Sensitive - Man and Empathetic - Woman
Sensitive - Woman and Empathetic - Man
Both are sensitive
Both are empathetic
What are the factors that show Empathy? (There is more than one answer)
You have no idea how they feel
Sharing similar experiences
Can offer advice to others based on what you have gone through
Only being able to say "its okay"
Having just lost her mother to cancer, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.
Sympathy
Empathy
Tyra felt _______ for the low wages, Tiffany, her secretary, was making for all her hard work. Tyra had Tiffany’s position before becoming a supervisor.
Sympathy
Empathy
During the trial, the mother of the victim astonished everyone by expressing ________ for the family of her son's attacker.
Sympathy
Empathy
Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had __________ for Donny over his money woes.
Sympathy
Empathy
Acknowledging and feeling pity or sorrow for someone else's situation.
sympathy
empathy
compassion
Not only feelings someone else's sorrow and hardships but wanting to take action and help them!
sympathy
empathy
compassion
"I understand exactly what you are going through and it is so frustrating."
sympathy
empathy
compassion
"I am so sorry you are experiencing that."
sympathy
empathy
compassion
A new student moved into your class in the middle of the year and has not made any new friends yet.
How can you show compassion towards this student?
Express that you feel sorry for them.
Explain to them that you can relate because you were new to soccer team earlier this year and had trouble making new friends at first.
Explain how you can relate and invite the new student to join your group or sit with you at lunch.
The ability to truly understand and feel someone else's emotions. You are able to look at things from their perspective (step in their shoes).
sympathy
empathy
compassion
